Clause 8
Charities Bill [Lords]
2:15 pm
Edward Miliband (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Cabinet Office; Doncaster North, Labour)
I will consider the hon. Gentleman’s point on decisions not to institute an inquiry. However, his amendment has a far broader scope than a specific decision not to institute an inquiry. Amendment No. 69 refers to
“such appeals and applications as may be made to the Tribunal, in respect of decisions, orders or direction not made by the Commission which could reasonably have been made by the Commission”.
That covers a range of administrative decisions that the commission could have made. [Interruption.] The hon. Gentleman says from a sedentary position, “decisions, orders or direction”, but that covers a wide range of possible decisions, orders or directions that the commission could or could not have made. It certainly goes into the sphere of the administrative practice of the commission, which is why we do not accept either that amendment or amendment No. 85.